Best Movies of 1954

These are the 14 best-rated movies released in 1954, led by Poverty and Nobility, Income Tax Sappy and No Parking Hare. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

  1. Poverty and Nobility poster

    1. Poverty and Nobility (1954)

    ★ 8.0/10

    Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.

  2. Income Tax Sappy poster

    2. Income Tax Sappy (1954)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Tax cheats Moe, Larry and Shemp decide they're so good at cheating the government, that they start a business as crooked tax advisors. They become rich, but an undercover agent from the IRS gets the goods on them, and…

  3. No Parking Hare poster

    3. No Parking Hare (1954)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A construction worker wants to blast Bugs out of his rabbit hole so he can build a freeway.

  4. Frisky poster

    4. Frisky (1954)

    ★ 7.2/10

    The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

  5. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp poster

    5. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Aladdin, a poor tailor in Baghdad, discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside. After he uses it to gain wealth and the hand of the caliph's daughter, he must fend off an evil sorcerer who wants the lamp for himself.

  6. The Caliph Stork poster

    6. The Caliph Stork (1954)

    ★ 7.0/10

    Wishing to take power for himself, a magician tricks his nephew, The Caliph of Baghdad, into sniffing a powder which turns him into a stork.

  7. The Grasshopper and the Ant poster

    7. The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954)

    ★ 7.0/10

    A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes he is not ready for winter and falls ill.

  8. Baby Buggy Bunny poster

    8. Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Baby-Faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.

  9. The Frog Prince poster

    9. The Frog Prince (1954)

    ★ 6.8/10

    "The Frog Prince" was one of several adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairytales that Lotte Reiniger made in London between 1953 and 1955: others include "The Gallant Little Tailor", "Hänsel and Gretel", "Sleeping…

  10. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home poster

    10. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)

    ★ 6.5/10

    The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholarship. However, who ever has the nicest looking farm and raises their…

  11. Yankee Doodle Bugs poster

    11. Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.

  12. Snow White and Rose Red poster

    12. Snow White and Rose Red (1954)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.

  13. Yankee Pasha poster

    13. Yankee Pasha (1954)

    ★ 5.3/10

    Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.

  14. The Snow Creature poster

    14. The Snow Creature (1954)

    ★ 3.0/10

    A botanical expedition to the Himalayas captures a Yeti and brings it back alive to Los Angeles, where it escapes and runs amok, seeking food.

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